Laesa Kim – Parent partner, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, BC, Canada Laesa is a parent to a child with medical complexity and has long brought her written voice to share on that lived experience in social media and in…
Michelle Martin – Parent of children who are patients of BCCH, British Columbia, Canada Michelle is a freelance copywriter and advocate/mom to medically complex twins living in British Columbia, Canada. Featured ArticleTiefenbacher, R. (2023). Finding methods for the inclusion of…
This commentary is partly funded by CHILD-BRIGHT. Huamei Kang, Parent With Lived Experience (PWLE), Canada – I was born and grow up in Northern China, and am ESL. I came to BC, Canada as an international student in 2008 and became a…
This commentary is partly funded by CHILD-BRIGHT. Commentary by: Darlene Schopman, Parent, CanadaDarlene Schopman is an artist and designer with a background in architecture. She is a parent patient advocate involved in research for children with medical complexity and rare…
This commentary is partly funded by CHILD-BRIGHT. Commentary By: Shant Attarmigir – Parent, Canada – Shant is a father of two, during the day he works in the construction safety industry. His list of fatherly achievements include: leading both kids to become summer reading stars every…
Commentary By: Angela Uncles – Angela is a mother to two girls, Hazel (9) and Lumina (7) from Surrey BC. Lumina was diagnosed in utero with Walker Warburg Syndrome, a rare muscular dystrophy considered life limiting. Angela is a Clinical Counsellor,…